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Originally Posted by nemanja2306
We have Bouwmeester now, and he's going to be the cornerstone for us. We also have Pelech, Negrin, Erixon stepping up in the next couple of years. And Giordano as well... Not to mention White, who in his own right, is a top 4 defenceman. In fact, look at White...this year he has more points than Phaneuf. Difference? One is making $6.5M the other $1M. Of course Dion will get better and in time will be 10x the player White is, but not right now. Defence for us is not an issue. BUT we get two top 6 forwards we NEED!! And like I said before, most likely Stajan and White stay. Anything could happen of course, but I can't see the reason they leave. Stajan gets to play with one of the greatest players of this decade, why would he leave? Not to mention he's on a contender right now after playing for the laughing stock of the NHL his whole career. Also, our organization is known for treating players well which is an incentive for players to sign with us unlike, say, the bozos up north...
Look, I LOVE Phaneuf, definately think he's got a bright future. But if we could have gotten better deals, I'm sure Sutter would have taken them. But we didn't so this was the best we could do. We are definately a better team today than 3 days ago.
Also, maybe Phaneuf WAS the problem in the locker room, this trade solves those dressing room problems as well. (Of course, this is pure speculation)
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I think we should have built around Dion and ship out players/ coaches that cant play with him. These guys needed to 'man up' and play hockey. We all work with people we don't like. Bouw is not as dynamic a player as Dion. Bouw is soft! And he is doing worse offensively than Dion! He was brought in here for offense too. And if this is the best we could get, then dont trade him!
We all need to stop believing "In Sutter We Trust" He has made some good deals, but what have we done since the 04 run? Nothing. We play a boring, unskilled type of hockey with a bunch of pluggers.